Every week on the Ali on the Run Show, I talk with inspiring people who lead interesting lives on the run and beyond. And while running is what brings us all together, on these episodes, we're digging a little deeper. These conversations are about the decisions people have made to get where they are today, and how getting sweaty has factored in. Whether you’re on the run toward something great or away from something that’s holding you back, join me on this never-ending adventure, and let’s all pick up the pace together.
"I couldn’t be just an observer or a reader. I had to be this person that could see everything and find the story."
Emily Palmer's work is intense. As an investigative crime reporter who has worked…
"I felt really relieved and happy and proud, and just so thankful that I took a chance on myself and chose to keep believing in myself."
Sara Hall just ran her fourth — and fastest — marathon of 20…
"We all have fears in life. We all have things that hold us back from doing some really cool stuff. But I kept reminding myself, 'Meghann, this is the opportunity of a lifetime. You can hear those f…
"I hope that through my work, people saw my life."
With a legendary 14-year career on the track and on the roads, professional 1500m runner and miler Jenny Simpson decided earlier this year that sh…
"I’m living the dream, being who I am, truly and authentically. I can’t complain at all. It’s not even work."
Tiara Williams is a self-proclaimed "little track nerd." The creator, journalist, broad…
"I think it would shock a lot of people to see just how hard I go for The Lonely Goatherd from The Sound of Music. That yodeling, wow."
Welcome to Ask Ali, where I answer all of your questions submi…
"You’re so much more than just somebody who has survived cancer. And also...you’re somebody who has survived cancer! Figuring out that new identity is an interesting thing to navigate."
At 28 years…
"I am healthily afraid of the marathon. It looks very painful!"
Emma Grace Hurley made a lot of big life changes this year. She moved from Atlanta to Indianapolis. She changed sponsors. She changed …
"We go to bed too late, we wake up too early, we don’t eat enough, and we have an awesome time."
It was a New York City Marathon to remember. It was one of the best weekends of my life, and certainl…
"This is where the magic happens."
It's an Ali and Keira live show! (The fourth Ali and Keira D'Amato live show, if you're keeping track!) Thank you so much to Volvo Cars USA for hosting us in their …
"I had to trick myself into believing that I could win a gold medal."
Career highlight. Life highlight. Welcome to Ali on the Run Show LIVE with Gabby Thomas, presented by New Balance, held at Zank…
"I do everything that I do as if I literally, truly love it."
Rad Lopez grew up in the Bronx. He was raised by a single mom who "didn't have much," but who made magic happen for her children every …
"At a marathon finish line — especially this marathon finish line — you see the best of humanity."
Every year on the first Sunday of November, more than 50,000 runners, 10,000 volunteers, and two mil…
"I just kept picturing kindness and all these people that I knew would show up for me, and I wanted to show up for them. And for you. And for myself, frankly."
I returned to Chicago for the second …
"I hate to admit it, but I’m already kinda looking forward to the next one."
Matthew Centrowitz is best known as the 2016 Olympic gold medalist in the men's 1500m. But that's not what we're talking…
"Both of us had that on our mind in the last lap of the Olympic 1500 Final: 'We’re not going to be going home empty handed today.'"
Jessica Hull has had a heck of a year. The Australian middle-dist…
You never quite know what might happen at a live event, and this one took all kinds of twists and turns. From a snake-sitting story to a mid-show birthday cupcake singalong to two very special surpri…
"Now that I’m free of that relationship, who am I now? I needed to know this new version of myself. So I started doing things I’ve always been like, 'Huh, maybe I want to try this, maybe I want to d…
"You really let it loose, and then kinda black out, and then all of a sudden you’re a bronze medalist."
We've got The Goose! Yared Nuguse isn't just one of the fastest men in the world — he's also …
"Sometimes a short build up can do a miracle. So I’m hoping for the miracle in Chicago!"
In a stacked field of elite runners, Betsy Saina is absolutely one to watch at this weekend's Chicago Marath…